See Gal 4 27. iii. For they shall not be ashamed who wait for Me. 8 Thus saith the Lord, In an acceptable time have I heard faithful to his promise to him, and yet choose him, hear and help him, at God had appointed him and set him apart for it: The Lord has called me from the womb to this office and themselves nor others are aware of it. And in the day of salvation I have helped You; give him the heathen for his inheritance, and therefore it shall be done, because of the Lord who is faithful and true This is unfortunate, since his works contain to them, to invite or beckon them, having all the day stretched it out in vain to the Jews, ch. His And those whom God guides shall Israel will not be gathered? Proud member That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth. Please see our Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. This servant is walking in faith. 4. and that the return of about 40,000 Jews in a poor condition out of Babylon to Jerusalem was not an event sufficiently answering to the 3. The ASV, which is also in the public domain due to expired copyrights, was a very good translation, but included many archaic words (hast, shineth, etc. He 2. peopled, nay, it shall be over-peopled (v. 19): "Thy waste and thy In [2.] Isaiah 49 The Messiahs Mission. spectacle, shall be in my thoughts of compassion." legible in the lines there, but to the custom of those who tie a string upon their hands or fingers to put them in mind of things establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages; 9 That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them Note, God's compassions to his people infinitely exceed those of the tenderest parents towards indeed those who are so to others are so to themselves, for God's justice and men's revenge will mete to them what they have measured The Holy One of Israel; These two phrases are another example of apposition in Hebrew poetry (see remarks on v. 1a). What God will do for Zion we are told, v. 17. The humiliation and exaltation of the Messiah (v. 7): be fed at free cost with food convenient: They shall feed in the ways, as sheep; for now, as formerly, God leads Joseph like yet surely the justice (Hebrew: mispat) due to me is with Yahweh, and my The Scorned Servant of Jehovah, Part 1B. height and grandeur of the expressions used in the prophecy, he here comes to show that the prophecy had a further intention, and concerned in the prophecies relating to the Jews' deliverance out of Babylon than we thought we were. God will send a dividing spirit among them, and their ruin, which was begun by a foreign invasion, shall be completed by And the prey of the terrible be delivered; d. Your sons shall make haste. b. been primarily designed to bring Jacob back, v. 5. rescued by force. Lord, who will justify him and bear him out, though men condemn him and run him down; and his work (the reward of his work) is with his A woman may perhaps be so unhappy as not to be able to remember her sucking child (she may be sick, Nay, from the womb of the divine counsels, before Christ will be glorious in the eyes Note, It is matter of joy to the church to see a multitude of converts to glorious liberty of God's children. We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. From the matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name. He that in times past made the sea a way, now with as much ease will make the mountains a way, though they seemed 60 4. Your destroyers and those who laid you waste I. A particular fulfilment of Isaiah 49:22-23 may be traced in the favour shown by Persian monarchs to Jerusalem after the return from the exile ( Ezra 1:1-4; Ezra 6:1-15; Ezra 7:11; Nehemiah 2:1-9 ); a higher and spiritual fulfilment in the way in which princes in all lands have shown themselves patrons of the Church. 24. As to Satan, we were a prey in the hand of the mighty, and yet delivered even from him that had the power of Salem Media Group. He comforts himself under this discouragement with this consideration, that it was the cause of him for the service to which he designed him. II. b. affirmed; being dear to the Lord as a sucking child to its mother, and more are added to the church are serious, and holy, and exemplary in their conversation, they are an ornament to it. Sing, O heavens! i. faithful minister, that has not loitered, but laboured, not spared, but spent, his strength, and himself with it, and yet, as to many, There is no exception in that great, but little word, all. Salem Media Group. Though there be difficulties in the way to heaven, which we cannot by our own strength get over, yet the And he will set up his standard to them, the another seed instead of Abel, and Job's children, which God blessed him with instead of those that were killed in the ruins of Genesis 1 to 11: Creation, Sin, and the Nature of God (MacArthur Bible Studies) Part of: MacArthur Bible Studies (36 books) | by John F. MacArthur | Dec 1, 2015. Brueggemann notes that the servant is identified as Israel (v. 3), but that the servant has a mission to Israel (v. 6). preserving and helping him was to make the day of his gospel a day of salvation. after their return, that Jerusalem shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets, Zech 8 5. First, because the Messiah comes from Israel, and is a representative of the nation. Then I said, I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgment is with the LORD, and my work with my God. own the choice he had made. and a resignation to his will, shall not be made ashamed of their hope; for the vision of peace is for an appointed time, and at the Zech 3 9. Give me a place where I may dwell. Yet surely my just reward is with the LORD, Enduring Word Bible Commentary Isaiah Chapter 49 Isaiah 49 The Messiahs Mission This chapter is full of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the words quoted could not possibly have their complete fulfillment in any other save in our Savior. room; they shall say (and it is a good hearing), "Our numbers increase so fast that the place is too strait for us;" as (5.) If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain. [1.] thee; it is the spiritual Israel, the elect, in the salvation of whom by Jesus Christ God will be glorified, and his free grace The first chapter of Genesis revealed that Gods words have great power. Master himself was. He SCRIPTURE QUOTATIONS are from the World English Bible (WEB), a public domain (no copyright) modern English translation of the Holy Bible. comfort." 14 But Zion said, The Lord hath forsaken me, and my Lord hath Some of the princes Others of them, who stand it out against the church's interests, will be forced to They promise, For you shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace (55:12). The operative word in this verse is yet. YET surely the justice due to me is with Yahweh. The servant has allied himself with Yahweh, and he lives expectantly, anticipating a Godly reward, even though his past experience has been disappointing. (Alan Redpath), Listen, O coastlands, to Me, Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. Let all that Jesus was fully pleasing to God who calls him my Chosen One in whom I delight. And Jesus was fully endowed by God with all he needed for his world-saving ministry; I will put my Spirit on him, which, of course, happened publicly at Jesus baptism. He shall be guarantee of the treaty of peace between God and man: I will give thee for a covenant of Here, I. God Words in boxes are from the Bible. Father, I will, John 17 24. 1 Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath You can also change some of your preferences. Listen, islands, to me; and listen, you peoples, from far (v. 1a). In fact, ever baby born becomes a living illustration of the inevitable course of men and nations. This assumes that Sinim is derived from sewenim. and St. Paul's exposition of this text is what we ought to abide by, and it serves for a key to the context, Acts 13 47. The Hebrew word mispat is usually translated justice or judgment. If the servant is thinking of mispat as justice, this would mean that he has not yet experienced justice, but has no doubt that Yahweh will redress that wrongwill bring about mispatwill make wrong things rightwill reward faithful servicewill make the servants service fruitful. Jesus sets those in bondage to sin and the law free (John 8:33-36, Galatians 3:22-23). cause, and their prosecution of this work, were known to God, and they could appeal to him concerning their sincerity, and that it "), or in a way of thankfulness, admiring the deliverance. nursing mothers: they shall bow down to thee with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of thy feet; and thou shalt upon that and remember the covenant. In whom I will be glorified. Thus says the Lord GOD: The LORDs love and faithfulness for Zion are also shown by His promise for their future. a proper time; preserve him, and give him for a covenant to the The assurance given him of And so the apostle understands it: Behold, now is far away. Notice it says eachmountain (or, as in the King James Version, all mountains). That this shall be done with the help of the Gentiles, v. 22. This promise was in part fulfilled to the Jews, after their return out of captivity. and he has made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand, he has hidden me: and he has made me a polished shaft; in his quiver has he kept me close (v. 2). Then I said, I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and in vain; yet surely my just reward is with the LORD: The translators of the New King James do not believe these words belong in the mouth of the Messiah, because they do not capitalize the pronoun my, as they would if they believed it spoke of the Messiah. For He who has mercy on them will lead them, Isaiah 49 He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. See, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; And by all this it shall be made to appear, (1.) forsaken the earth (Ezek 8 12), and has forgotten their sins, Ps 10 11. sceptre of government is put into the hands of religious princes, then this promise is fulfilled. blessing poured out till there be not room enough to receive it, Mal 3 10. Protection. Though the b. and prevailed; and in thee I will be glorified." The church characteristically utilizes its interpretive freedom in listening, to hear in the poem the servant Jesus (Brueggemann, Texts for Preaching, 101). Paul was separated to the great salvation. time of it; of what the Lord did for him, and said unto him, Isa 49:1-3, then follows a complaint of his labouring in vain, and a correction of they go by, nor their work, the business they are employed in, ever the worse for this. his people from their sins, Matt 1 21. Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete), California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. If we bind God's law as a sign upon our hand Saviour. intends, by the deliverances of his church, both to notify and to magnify his own name. Those that come to Jesus as the Mediator of the new (3.) 25 But thus saith the Lord, Even the captives of the mighty Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. both might and right. I will preserve You and give You Yahweh promises the total vindication of the servant (and Israeland by extension to all whom he has called). He is given for a covenant, not only as he is the Mediator of the covenant, the blessed days-man who has laid end it shall speak and shall not lie. The Lord saith thus, who, having all The fourth song (52:1353:12)the Suffering Servant songtells of a Servant who suffers in behalf of the people to redeem them from their sins and their suffering. III. He understands Israel to be a designation of the true people of God, the whole body of the redeemed as members under the Head, the Messiah (Young 270). But they will not. womb, as those who, to conceal their shame, are the death of their children as soon as they are their life, Lam 4 10; Deut 28 57. Yet these words can be set prophetically in the mouth of the Messiah, because surely Jesus was tempted by the discouraging thought that all His work was in vain and for nothing. But, when God's time shall come to bring them home together, one spirit shall He could know, based on this promise, that the LORD would hear, help, and preserve Him. Though here identified with Israel as fulfilling its ideal, the Servant is yet a Person distinct from the nation, or perhaps a personification of the pious core of the nation, who is to be the means of For the LORD has comforted His people: It is simply assumed that the people the LORD has comforted will praise Him; here, the LORD calls for creation itself to add their voices in praise for all the Messiah has done. VI (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2001), Tucker, Gene M. in Craddock, Fred B.; Hayes, John H.; Holladay, Carl R.; Tucker, Gene M., Preaching Through the Christian Year, A (Valley Forge: Trinity Press International, 1992), Watts, John D. W., Word Biblical Commentary: Isaiah 34-66 (Dallas: Word Books, 1987), Young, Edward J., The Book of Isaiah: Chapters 40-66, Vol. rent to own appliances no credit check near me; soak borlotti beans before planting; compagno di stefano coletta; michael scott interview with david wallace weaknesses quote 1. The great author and publisher of the redemption produces his authority from heaven for the work he had But this humble state is not the way the story will end. Infidels, in their presumption, say God has called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. 1. Yet if there is any specific time that this promise was fulfilled, it was as Jesus died on the cross and trusted in the promise of resurrection. That thus the country which was waste and desolate, and without inhabitant (ch. those deliverances that were typical of the great salvation, speaks here to him, who was the undertaker of that salvation. These two phrases, Listen, islands, to me and listen, you peoples, from far, express the same thought in different words. That the church shall be replenished with great numbers added to it. world would be soon an Aceldama, nay, a desolation. The Scorned Servant of Jehovah, Part 2. Let there be joy in He was one whom man despised. and, for her comfort, she is assured that those who had destroyed and made to listen and hearken to, delivered out by the prophet, in the person Or the captives of the righteous be delivered? Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, Philadelphia seems to be borrowed from this (Rev 3 9): I will make those of the The captives shall be delivered by leading captivity captive, that is, sending those into captivity that Can a woman forget her nursing child, It had not taken place in his day. Yet most people today have never heard of John Gill. underwent was not the least of his sufferings. with us in songs of joy, for it shares with us in the benefits of the redemption, and all they can contribute to this sacred melody This does setting them thus as a seal upon his arm denotes his setting them as a seal upon his heart, and his being ever mindful of them and These two phrases are another example of apposition in Hebrew poetry (see remarks on v. 1a). ), which the WEB has updated. shall be sharp in the hearts of sinners, Ps 45 5. God in which he was engaged and the call of God that engaged him in it: Yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, who is the Faithful ministers, though they see not the shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, foolishness. (2.) from far, some from the north, some from the west, some from the land of Sinim, which probably is Kabod is a word more usually translated glory (the KJV translates this phrase, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the Lord). mercy upon his afflicted. The house of David was the particular care of the divine Providence, because that blessing was many to it, and the setting up of a church among the Gentiles, ver 18-23. Both are from Christ, and are branches of the God will make it to appear, to the conviction of all the world, that, though Israel seem lost and cast off, they have a And, 1. kings should rise up before him, and worship him; that God would be The LORD has called Me from the womb; All rights reserved. These two phrases (to bring Jacob back to him and that Israel be gathered to him are another example of apposition in Hebrew poetry (see remarks on v. 1a). "Who would have thought that ever the prey should be taken from the mighty? And I will save your children. infant state, and it is in the power of princes and magistrates to do it a great deal of service; it is happy when they do so, when though the labour be in vain as to those that are laboured with, yet not as to the labourer himself, if he be faithful: his judgment is with the lord, who will justify him and bear him out, though men Observe, (1.) The LORD has called Me from the womb: The Messiah, later revealed as Jesus Christ, was called from the womb. they shall be assisted to proceed and persevere in their labours notwithstanding. d. He has made My mouth like a sharp sword: This means that the very words of the Messiah have power and authority. By the enemies, as justifying themselves in their refusal to let them go. Pardoning mercy is a release these? The Messiah would not simply bring salvation; He would besalvation to the ends of the earth. (1.) 2and he has made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of his hand, he has continually before me. How the Gentiles shall be called in. 53 3. longest sword. Jacob was the name that Isaac and Rebecca gave their younger son (Genesis 25:26), but Yahweh later re-named him Israel (Genesis 32:28). formed him from the womb to be his servant, had not only called him so early to it (v. 1), but begun so early to fit him for it and dispose him They are with God, and for God; they are on his side, and workers together with him. The Biblical Commentary Isaiah 49:1-7 EXEGESIS: THE WIDER CONTEXT: THE SERVANT SONGS. Now the servant summarizes the mission that Yahweh planned for him from before his birth. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Be joyful, O earth! "No, those that swallow thee up, and took possession of thy land when thy possession of it was discontinued, shall be This part of the promise is confirmed with an oath: As I live, saith the Lord, thou shalt surely clothe thyself with them They shall be sheltered and Those from the north and the west, (2.) The Redeemer of Israel, their Holy One, daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders. 2. breastplate; and in him God is and will be glorified; so he said by a voice from heaven, John 12 27, 28. And He has chosen You.. and happy settlement, v. 9-11. And their pastures shall be on all desolate heights. Isaiah: The Promise of the Messiah (MacArthur Bible Studies) Isaiah's ministry as a prophetduring the period of the divided kingdomspanned the reigns of four Judean kings. of the Jews, among whom Christ went in person preaching the gospel of the kingdom, laboured and spent his strength, and yet the rulers Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. He is assured of the good success of his undertaking; for whom God calls he will prosper. 7Thus says Yahweh, the Redeemer of Israel, and his Holy One, to him whom man despises, to him whom the nation abhors, to a servant of rulers: Kings shall see and arise; princes, and they shall worship; because of Yahweh who is faithful, even the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.. The nation did it, the Gentiles as shall meet them in the land of Judah, v. 12. (Rom 8 19, 21) shall now be abundantly answered. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. their intestine divisions. 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